
Supporters of the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front party wave flags during a protest in Managua yesterday. Unofficial results have given victory in a majority of municipalities to the Sandinista party, including the capital Managua, as opponents of President Daniel Ortega cry fraud. — AP pic

Raja Nazrin: We must embrace multiculturalism PETALING JAYA, Nov 19 – Perak Raja Muda Raja Nazrin Shah said today Malaysians must embrace multiculturalism and reclaim religion from those who distort the truth. >Read more	Moves could dent support for opposition Penang Hill train back in operation next month Slowdown saps promise of emerging auto markets MAS Chairman: China key player to stabilise economic and financial crisis

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The economy: Government not in denial but...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 - Question: Which is the only country insulated from the global economic turmoil?

Answer: Malaysia.

Cabaran yang belum tersahut

Nov 19 – Tiga senario mutakhir yang bagi saya mencerminkan perjalanan auh yang masih harus kita tempuhi sebagai satu Keluarga Besar Malaysia untuk menzahirkan Bangsa Malaysia.

The race for polarisation

Nov 19 - Recent developments, both local and international have heightened the debate on the role of race in politics.

Malaysia

Malaysia consumption not out for the count

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 20 - The signs are not good. Survey after survey paints a bleak picture of consumer sentiment, sparking fears that consumption as an engine of economic growth...

Operational risk: Economist Intelligence Unit downgrades Malaysia

COMMENTARY NOV 2 - There have been two downgrades - in the political stability and legal and regulatory risk categories - in the latest review of Malaysia’s operational risk model....

Religious freedom not for Muslims, says retired judge

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 19 – The concept of religous freedom does not apply to Muslims in the country, a retired high court judge told an international seminar here. Datuk Faiza Tamby...

Deja vu for Rafidah as opposition resurrects AP issue

By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The Approved Permits (AP) scandal returned to haunt former International Trade and Industry Minister Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz in Parliament today. The...

MCA slams chauvinism of both Umno and PAS

By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – MCA today separately slammed both Umno and PAS over the two parties’ chauvinistic stand on different issues. The Barisan Nasional’s (BN) main...

By Shannon Teoh KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 - Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan has submitted his resignation as Housing and Local Government Minister, amid speculation that Deputy Finance Minister Datuk...

Don’t stage rallies on competency exams, Cuepacs told

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Cuepacs was told today not stage nationwide rallies to explain to the civil servants the rationale behind its plan to boycott the Competency Level Assessment...

Perak Wanita Umno wants power transition brought forward

IPOH, Nov 19 – Perak Wanita Umno today claimed that 22 of 24 divisions in the state want the power transition from Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz to Datuk Seri Shahrizat...

T’ganu MB upset at Islamic officials’ silence on Ayah Pin

KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 19 – Terengganu Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said today lashed out at the State Religious Affairs Department (JHEAT) for having kept him in the dark on the...

Social impact assessment to be mandatory

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – The Government is set to adopt a radical approach in the planning of development projects by enforcing the social impact assessment. Women, Family and Community...

YTL on a RM12 billion buying spree

SINGAPORE, Nov 20 - YTL, the Malaysian builder with water, property and power businesses from Asia to Europe, said it has a “war chest” of RM12 billion and is hunting...

Dow plunges nearly 430 to fall below 8,000 mark

NEW YORK, Nov 20 — Wall Street hit levels not seen since 2003 yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average plunging below the 8,000 mark amid a dour economic outlook...

TMI in consortium bidding for mobile network licence in Iran

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – TM International Bhd (TMI)'s wholly-owned subsidiary Indocel Holding Sdn Bhd is participating in a consortium which is bidding for a third public mobile network licence...

Sime Darby to set up downstream business in China

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Sime Darby Bhd is making a major foray in the downstream palm oil business in China, setting up a joint venture company with Dongguan Sinograin...

Nomura CEO seeks change with Lehman buy

TOKYO, Nov 19 – The head of Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest brokerage, said global leaders must focus on bolstering their faltering economies now that the immediate challenge of the...

Banks weigh on European stocks again

LONDON, Nov 19 – European stock markets headed lower Wednesday following losses in Asia, with worries about a global downturn weighing on banking and commodity stocks. The FTSE 100...

AirAsia ‘no’ to full-fledged cargo operations

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – AirAsia Bhd is not considering being a full-fledged cargo operator, though the carrier has an extensive network, said its chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony...

Value of Malaysia’s top 30 brands up 9 pct to RM61.8 bil

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – Malaysia’s top 30 brands have risen nine per cent in value to RM61.807 billion this year from RM56.6 billion last year, according to a valuation...

Chinese tourists arrivals touching a million in 2008

SHANGHAI, Nov 19 – Malaysia’s aggressive promotion in China is pushing tourist arrivals from the world’s fastest-growing market closer to the one-million target. The number of Chinese nationals visiting Malaysia...

AirAsia gets French-Malaysian Islamic lease financing

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 – BNP Paribas and Natixis Transport Finance as Lead Arrangers, Global Coordinators and Book Runners have closed for AirAsia, a US$336 million Syariah-compliant French Single Investor...

Maradona gets winning start, England beats Germany

LONDON, Nov 20 — Diego Maradona was a winner in his debut as Argentina coach yesterday, and John Terry atoned for a blunder with a header that gave England a...

LONDON, Nov 19 - While the likes of David Beckham and Ronaldinho are forced to miss Wednesday’s long list of football friendlies, one of the greatest ever celebrates a landmark...

English football at risk from French revolution

LONDON, Nov 19 - When Nicolas Sarkozy, the President of France, addressed the European Parliament on July 10, before assuming control of the presidency of the Council of the European...

BERLIN, Nov 19 - The withdrawals of many stars have left Germany and England with a chance of using their friendly to test new players ahead of key qualifying matches...

Maradona looking to put on show for fans

GLASGOW, Nov 19 - Diego Maradona is aiming for a stylish performance against Scotland today when he takes charge of Argentina for the first time. Maradona, who was appointed coach...

It's Ronaldo versus Kaka

BRASILIA, Nov 19 - Brazil’s friendly against Portugal on Wednesday will bring together two of the best players in the sport — Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka. The match at Bezerrao...

Capello wants doctor to check injuries

BERLIN, Nov 19 - England coach Fabio Capello wants the national team doctors to check players who claim they are injured for internationals. England is missing six top players for...

Player of the year: Two majors vs four months of greatness

JACKSONVILLE, Nov 19 - During a break in a recent meeting, US PGA Tour executives were asked their choice for player of the year. Half of them chose Padraig Harrington....

Drogba banned for 3 matches

LONDON, Nov 19 - Chelsea striker Didier Drogba was suspended for three matches on Tuesday for hurling a coin back into the crowd during a League Cup game against Burnley....

Federer beats Blake in KL exhibition match

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 - Roger Federer overcame an ailing back to beat James Blake in a one-set exhibition match Tuesday. The second-ranked Federer rallied from 3-1 down to win...

Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

CAIRO, Nov 20 — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted yesterday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he...

NEW DELHI, Nov 19 - The Indian navy says its warship dedicated to fighting pirates has successfully fought off an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden. An official...

Britain grapples with Islamic justice

LONDON, Nov 19 – The woman in black wanted an Islamic divorce. She told the religious judge that her husband hit her, cursed her and wanted her dead. But her...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan , Nov 19 - A suspected US missile attack well inside Pakistani territory today killed at least six alleged militants, intelligence officials said, but the attack could exacerbate...

Australia protects wreck sites of WWII adversaries

CANBERRA, Nov 19 – Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday the wrecks of HMAS (His Majesty’s Australian Ship) Sydney and the German raider Kormoran, both sunk in battle...

LONDON, Nov 19 - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. “This technique has great...

CHICAGO, Nov 19 - Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton has engaged a team of prominent lawyers to help President-elect Barack Obama vet her candidacy for secretary of state. Friends of the...

Taiwan's Chen returned to jail from hospital

TAIPEI, Nov 19 – Former Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian was returned to his jail cell on Wednesday, even as the hospital treating him said the ex-leader was extending his hunger...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 - Pirates hijacked a Thai fishing boat with 16 crew members off the coast of Somalia, the eighth ship to be seized in the area in...

8-year-old admits shooting his father and another man

ST JOHNS, Arizona, Nov 19 - An 8-year-old boy accused in the deaths of his father and another man gave police conflicting accounts about the shootings, at one point saying,...

DAP's Personality Disorder

NOV 19 - From being Umno lackeys and yes-men to condoning abuses of power and corruption, we already know the inability of Gerakan leaders to move Penang forward. That is...

Cabaran yang belum tersahut

By Fahmi Fadzil Nov 19 – Tiga senario mutakhir yang bagi saya mencerminkan perjalanan auh yang masih harus kita tempuhi sebagai satu Keluarga Besar Malaysia untuk menzahirkan Bangsa Malaysia. Pertama....

The race for polarisation

By Muaz Omar Nov 19 - Recent developments, both local and international have heightened the debate on the role of race in politics. The election of Barack Obama as the...

Freedom to err and to learn

NOV 18 — Failure is simply part of life. A world without failure is a fanciful dream incapable of withstanding reality. No matter how much failure hurts, it teaches us...

Bomoh economics

NOV 17 — Economics is such a funny subject. According to economics theory, there is a "hidden hand" in the market and if you leave the market alone, it will...

NOV 15 — Wanted: Attorney-General with ability to marshal strong prosecution team and achieve some degree of success in high-profile cases. Caveat: present holder of the position need not apply....

Inconsistency will lead to Gunners’ and Devils’ undoing

NOV 15 — You would have read that Arsenal are back in the race for the English Premiership title following last week’s outstanding performance against defending champions Manchester United. Many...

Permission to speak, sir?

NOV 14 — The Malaysian authorities have done it again. A year ago, they took it upon themselves to violently disperse Malaysians calling for free and fair elections; earlier this...

We need leadership

NOV 14 — Anybody can claim to be a leader. A racial bigot. An adulterer. A corrupter. A sexist. A flip-flop. The list goes on. However, what we need are...

NOV 14 — Selepas tiga hari berkampung di Langkawi 7 hingga 9 November lepas, pelbagai persepakatan penting dicapai oleh para pimpinan Pas. Yang paling besar adalah mereka bersepakat untuk membuka...

‘Idol’ champ David Cook keeps rocking on new album

NEW YORK, Nov 19 — When he was on “American Idol”, David Cook — as cool as a cucumber for much of last season — fought back tears after performing...

NEW YORK, Nov 19 - Sean "Diddy" Combs is becoming a prosecutor - at least on television. CBS says the rapper has agreed to a two-episode appearance on "CSI: Miami."...

Michael Jackson may be too sick to travel

LONDON, Nov 19 — Michael Jackson might be too sick to travel to London to testify in a suit claiming he owes an Arab sheik US$7 million (RM25 million), the...

LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 — On Beyonce’s new album, the 27-year-old singer-diva-icon gives her on-stage, bump-n-grind alter-ego Sasha Fierce co-billing. “I AM ... SASHA FIERCE” is her attempt at a...

LOS ANGELES, Nov 18 — The first time out, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio’s romance went down with the ship. Now the “Titanic” stars reunite for another love affair, and...

SYDNEY, Nov 18 — The film camera sweeps across the landscape, taking in flat plains, gushing waterfalls and a dusty country town. The colour is brilliant, the emptiness palpable, and...

National Geographic getting into video games

NEW YORK, Nov 18 - National Geographic, best known for its yellow-framed magazine and often breathtaking nature shows, is getting into video games. National Geographic Ventures, a unit of the...

LONDON, Nov 18 - The son of an Arab monarch has taken the King of Pop to court, charging that Michael Jackson took $7 million as an advance on an...

Zune could lend Microsoft a rare rhythm infusion

SEATTLE, Nov 18 - A video for the title track on hip-hop veteran Common’s forthcoming album, “Universal Mind Control,” begins with a digital music player pulsing to the beat. The...

LOS ANGELES, Nov 17 — James Bond's quantum of the weekend box office: US$70.4 million (RM245 million). "Quantum of Solace," with Daniel Craig returning as Bond for the first direct...

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